Orange Resident Appointed Director Of Student Affairs At The Frank H. Netter MD School Of Medicine

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April 25, 2013|Faith Goumas, Quinnipiac University, Hamden

Anna Spragg, of Orange, has been appointed director of student affairs at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University.

In her new position, Spragg will be responsible for developing and implementing a wide range of support services for medical students at the school which will welcome its first students in August. Specifically, she will provide general advising for students, design and implement a wellness program and work with students on career exploration and the residency process.

The Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, which has received preliminary accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and approval from the state Board of Education, will focus on primary care. The school has named St. Vincent's Medical Center of Bridgeport as its primary clinical partner. It also has affiliations with Midstate Medical Center of Meriden and Middlesex Hospital of Middletown.

"It is an honor and privilege to be a part of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine," Spragg said. "Working towards such an important mission with such brilliant, collaborative, motivated and genuinely nice colleagues, is a dream come true. I am excited to learn the many facets of medical education and to have Sam Parrish, associate dean for student affairs, as my mentor."

Spragg has an associate's degree in computer science, a bachelor's degree in business studies and a master's degree in organizational leadership, all from Quinnipiac. Spragg, who has worked at Quinnipiac since 1987, previously served as the associate vice president of human resources.

Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston. The university enrolls 6,200 full-time undergraduate and 2,300 graduate students in 58 undergraduate and more than 20 graduate programs of study in its School of Business and Engineering, School of Communications, School of Education, School of Health Sciences, School of Law, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, School of Nursing and College of Arts and Sciences. Quinnipiac consistently ranks among the top regional universities in the North in U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges issue. The 2013 issue of U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges named Quinnipiac as the top up-and-coming school with master's programs in the Northern Region. Quinnipiac also is recognized in Princeton Review's "The Best 377 Colleges." For more information, please visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu. Connect with Quinnipiac on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/quinnipiacuniversity and follow Quinnipiac on Twitter @QuinnipiacU.